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the trees : it is certain that the wood is never per- 

 fectly ripened under this treatment. Thus trees that 

 are forced in hothouses never last so long as those 

 that are planted out of doors ; and the gardener fre- 

 quently finds it necessary to give his plants, at least 

 such as are forced early, a rest" for one year ; that 

 is, he does not force them, but leaves them to nature 

 for a year, excepting the disbudding, pruning, and 

 other necessary operations which they may require. 

 Very fine fruit is grown in houses from which the 

 sashes have been removed immediately after the fruit 

 has been gathered ; but it requires no little skill to 

 keep the trees in a healthy and bearing state. We 

 must admit, too, that there are other circumstances 

 prejudicial besides taking off the sashes, which tend 

 to decrease the vigour of the teees ; but we think 

 their removal to be the principal one. Unless, then, 

 the sashes should be particularly wanted for some 

 other purpose, we recommend their being kept on the 

 house. Air may be admitted pretty freely during 

 the day-time ; the trees may have a good watering 

 over head two or three times a week, which will keep 

 the leaves clean and enable them the better to per- 

 form the important functions allotted to them. 

 When, however, the trees begin to exhibit symptoms 

 of having completed their growth for the season, the 

 syringing had better be discontinued. By these 

 means the trees will go on regularly adding new 



